When is Independence Day?
The date of Independence Day 2010 is Sunday 4 July.
This is an important date in the American calendar as it commemorates the day the United States declared independence from Britain in 1776.
When is Independence Day?
Independence Day falls on 4 July each year.
What is Independence Day?
Independence Day marks the date that America declared its independence from Britain in 1776.
The War of Independence was bitterly fought across much of the Eastern side of America. The first shots were fired in anger in Concord Massachusetts.
George Washington, who became the first President of the new nation, was the Commander in Chief of the army that defeated the troops loyal to King George the Third.
To this day the President of the United States retains the title of Commander in Chief.